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Pakistan: New peace deal with militants

Source: Seattle Times

Karāchi : Pakistan | about 1 year ago

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Pakistan — An official says the government has signed a peace deal with a small Taliban militant group in a region near the Afghan border. The agreement marks the latest in a series of accords sought by Pakistan's new government as it tries to end extremism in the country.

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